We've already discussed Easter Eggs in movies and the many ways filmmakers create in-jokes and references for savvy viewers and those in the know, but today we're taking a look at filmmakers referencing other filmmakers (or their stars...or themselves). We bet you'll never watch these movies the same way again.
Honoring Directors They Admire:
1. Star Wars in Star Trek
Paramount Pictures
It's no surprise that Super 8 director J. J. Abrams is a Star Wars fan, but we bet you never caught R2-D2's appearance in both Star Trek and Star Trek: Into Darkness. It looks like Star Wars: The Force Awakens won't be Abrams' first time with the Star Wars world.
Giving a Nod To Its Stars' Careers
2. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion's wink at Quentin Tarantino
Buena Vista Pictures
The comedy has a few subtle references to Quentin Tarantino's film universe. At the time, Mira Sorvino (Romy) was dating Tarantino. Thus, the keen eye can discern a Big Kahuna Burger take-out bag behind Michele's head in the scene where they pig out and decide to emulate top female executives. In one of the next scenes, an ad for Red Apple Cigarettes can be seen behind their car. Both of these brands were made up by Tarantino for his films. Red Apple cigarettes can be seen in films like Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, Four Rooms, and From Dusk Til Dawn.
3. Bruce Willis' Favorite Song
20th Century Fox via Everett Collection
Die Hard With A Vengeance has a Pulp Fiction reference in it! Who knew? Bruce Willis' Pulp Fiction character, Butch, is driving around while "Flowers on the Wall" by the Statley Brothers plays on his radio and he sings along before running into Marsellus Wallace. Die Hard's John McClane exits a cab in the 1995 film with Samuel L. Jackson and references his time suspended by reciting the same lyrics from Pulp Fiction: "I was working on a nice fat suspension. Smokin cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo." Willis starred in Pulp Fiction with Jackson between Die Hard 2 and Die Hard With A Vengeance.
4. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas with Rango
sodahead.com
The beginning of Rango features the Johnny Depp-voiced reptile landing on the windshield of a convertible driven by none other than Duke and Gonzo from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Johnny Depp paying tribute to Johnny Depp.
5. Adam Brody in Mr. &amp; Mrs. Smith
20th Century Fox via Everett Collection
Okay, maybe everyone just really loves Fight Club and Brad Pitt, right? In the 2005 rom-com action movie, Seth Cohen plays the man they're both assigned to kill, which is how they realize they're both spies. The whole time, Brody is wearing a Fight Club t-shirt. It's pretty obvious whose side he's on.
6. Fight Club Starring Brad Pitt
20 Century Fox
Fight Club has a bunch of hidden gems in it, including advertisements for its main stars. Theater marquees within the movie advertise films starring Brad Pitt (Seven Years In Tibet), Edward Norton (The People Vs. Larry Flynt), and even Helena Bonham Carter (The Wings of the Dove, although it's obscured by a bus in the scene, so this is questionable).
Paying Homage To Themselves:
7. The Social Network's Tyler Durden
Columbia Pictures
Fight Club's director David Fincher has also been known to reference his own movies. In The Social Network, Jesse Eisenberg's Zuckerberg uses Facebook for help on an Art History assignment. The profile he's viewing? Tyler Durden's.
8. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
Warner Bros.
In the Tim Burton adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic, Charlie's father works for Smilex toothpaste factory; this is a reference to the poison Joker unleashed on Gotham in the Burton-directed Batman by hiding it in their toothpaste. During a tour of the factory, Wonka walks by a room of pink sheep as he says, "I'd rather not talk about this one." While this may just seem like a way to accentuate his eccentricity, Burton's actually referencing his Ed Wood biopic, also starring Johnny Depp; director Ed Wood was a notorious cross-dresser with an affinity for pink wool. In other scenes throughout the movie, children in the Halloween flashback wear masks of Lock, Shock, and Barrel from The Nightmare Before Christmas and a door in the factory is marked "BeetleJuicing."
9. Before Sunrise/Waking Life/Dazed and Confused
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Oscar-nominated writer-director Richard Linklater's film worlds seem to intersect at times. Like when Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reprise their characters Jesse and Celine from Before Sunrise in the rotoscope dream movie Waking Life, which they then reference in Before Sunset. But there are subtler ways in which the films inhabit the same world: pinball. The same pinball machine can be found in at least three of Linklater's films: Waking Life, Before Sunrise, and Dazed and Confused.
10. Friends With Benefits picks up Easy A
Screen Gems
Director Will Gluck references his 2010 hit comedy Easy A in the totally-okay-but-not-as-successful 2011 film Friends With Benefits. The sign at the airport for an "O. Penderghast" alludes to Emma Stone's character in Easy A. Stone appears in both films and is flawless in both.
Paying Tribute To Other Directors:
11. Indiana Jones/Star Wars/E.T.
Paramount Pictures
R2-D2 makes another appearance - this time in Raiders of the Lost Ark. Spielberg paid tribute to Indiana Jones writer George Lucas by including hieroglyphics of the Star Wars droid in the 1981 film. Three years later, Spielberg did it again by naming a club in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom after Obi-Wan Kenobi.
12. E.T. in Star Wars
20th Century Fox
And then George Lucas thanks Steven Spielberg by featuring E.T. the Extra Terrestrial in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace.
13. Evil Dead 2/Nightmare on Elm Street
Paramount Pictures
Director Sam Raimi pays homage to Wes Craven in Evil Dead II: Dead by Dawn by sneaking iconic slasher Freddy Krueger's glove in the background of a few scenes.
Paying Tribute To The Genre:
14. Scream
GIPHY/reddit.com
Scream is more jam-packed with references than most other movies. It's basically a two-hour homage to the horror genre entirely. The character Billy Loomis borrows his last name from Psycho's Sam Loomis before quoting Anthony Perkins as Norman Bates. The janitor outside Principal Himbry's office (played by director Wes Craven himself) is named Fred and wears Freddy Krueger's iconic striped shirt. The film is so saturated with in-jokes and references that it's pretty easy for even the most savvy viewers to miss Scream Queen Linda Blair's brief cameo. Take comfort in understanding the constant name-checking of other horror flicks.

Justin Timberlake teamed up with comedy pal Jimmy Fallon to launch the star-studded Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary special on U.S. TV on Sunday (15Feb15). Former SNL regular Dan Aykroyd urged viewers to "stay tuned" for the three-and-a-half hour show during the red carpet pre-show, insisting, "You're never gonna see TV like this again", and he wasn't wrong.
Timberlake kicked off the proceedings by interrupting his pal Fallon's opening song-and-dance number to join him for a rap number, referencing some of the show's most famous catchphrases and skits.
The two pals closed their i with a song-and-dance number, in which they named SNL's most famous comedians.
Sir Paul McCartney and Paul Simon then teamed up during a second monologue, during which Steve Martin fought to convince the starry audience that he was the best host - over Tom Hanks, Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy, Chris Rock and Miley Cyrus.
In among the medley of historical skits, dotted throughout the special, there were also updates of classic sketches, including a celebrity Jeopardy gameshow, featuring Jim Carrey as Matthew McConaughey, an updated Wayne's World, and spoof soap The Californians with Bradley Cooper as a pool boy, Kerry Washington as a doctor and Taylor Swift as a hippie actress, which ended with Cooper smooching Betty White.
Other highlights included Keith Richards introducing McCartney's rendition of Maybe I'm Amazed, Edward Norton, Melissa McCarthy and Emma Stone impersonating their favourite SNL characters, and Miley Cyrus covering Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover.
The oddest moment came when rapper Kanye West performed his hit Jesus Walks while lying on the floor, beneath an illuminated white sheet. West eventually stood and sang his new song Only One.
Star guests also included Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Jerry Seinfeld, James Franco and Michael Douglas and former SNL regulars Eddie Murphy, Adam Sandler, Chevy Chase, Will Ferrell and Bill Murray.
The marathon special ended with a performance from Paul Simon, but there was no 'N Sync reunion, as had been rumoured earlier in the day.

George Clooney and his new bride Amal have topped a new celebrity sex tape wish list. The couple, who wed earlier this year (14) in Italy, have toppled Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge as the celebrities porn fans would most like to see making out, according to bosses at top sex tape distributor Vivid Entertainment.
The Clooneys have beaten out Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Martin to the top of the new list, while Miley Cyrus and Patrick Schwarzenegger come in third.
Vivid co-founder Steven Hirsch tells WENN, "George and Amal quickly gained our favour as the world's hottest couple with the speed of their romance and sheer glamour of their Italian wedding. We're confident that a sex tape starring this couple would be an instant international bestseller."
Sofia Vergara and Joe Manganiello and Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds round out the new top five, while Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield, new parents Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis, Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, Behati Prinsloo and Adam Levine, and Charlize Theron and Sean Penn make the top 10.

There are some celebrities that are so cute together, we immediately "ship" them, meaning we want two people to be in a friendship (bromances for life) or real relationship. Some of them are together, some of them are broken up, and some of them are just best friends. Either way, we are waiting for the day that they get finally get together.
1. Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gyosling
Giphy
Yes, we know they started off hating each other. Yes, we know they did try dating in real life only to break up. But THIS is still playing over and over in our minds.
2. Neil Patrick Harris and Cobie Smulders
nerdyminded.tumblr.com
We know, Neil is married with kids and ladies aren't his thing, but their characters on How I Met Your Mother were so gosh darn perfect for each other that we can't help but ship them!
3. Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles from One Direction
Giphy
Their friendship is the cutest thing ever and it's 90% of the reason we love One Direction.
4. Zoey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt
YouTube
While filming a movie together they took a break to make this little duet and we never stopped shipping them since!
5. Drake and Rihanna
Giphy
Their relationship history has some drama to it, but in the Chris Brown, Rihanna, and Drake love triangle there is no doubt which one is the better choice.
6. Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart
Giphy
It looks like this relationship is over for good and we're totally bummed about that.
7. Adam Levine and Blake Shelton
Giphy
Is there a celebrity pairing that has a better back and forth than this one? We think not!
8. Nina Dobrev and Ian Somerhalder
Giphy
Another cute co-star couple that had to bite the dust. But we will always have The Vampire Diaries to give us our fix.
9. Miss Piggy and Kermit The Frog
Giphy
This might be the first celebrity couple we have ever shipped and it still stands today!
10. Tom Felton and Emma Watson
jvh1988.tumblr.com
When news of Emma's crush reached Tom he said he saw her like a sister, but we still argue that they would make a great couple in real life.
11. Jay Z and Beyonce
Giphy
We die every time we get a glimpse into their perfect life together.
12. Taylor Swift and Lorde
Giphy
They are such an odd pairing, and we love them for it!
13. Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield
Giphy
I mean a couple that can dance like this together has to stay together forever!
14. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
Giphy
They need to stay best friends forever and then invite us over for dinner. THIS IS OUR FANTASY!
15. Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley
benedictdaily.tumblr.com
Because we all want a man to do this for us...
Which celebrities do you ship? Tweet us your answers by using the Twitter handles below!
Follow @hollywood_com
//
Follow @nikkibernice
//

Country star Blake Shelton is celebrating yet another victory as his top contestant was named the winner of U.S. talent show The Voice on Tuesday (16Dec14).
The "Boys 'Round Here" hitmaker became the biggest winning coach in the history of the series, as his country singer protegee Craig Wayne Boyd won the coveted recording contract and the $100,000 (£62,500) cash prize. Boyd beat out the three other finalists, who were all mentored by veteran coach Adam Levine, and prior to Tuesday's season finale, Shelton acknowledged that winning would be a long shot, but if he did manage to beat the odds, he wouldn't be afraid to rub it in his pal Levine's face. Shelton told E! News, "Mathematically, he should win this thing. It should be cakewalk for him... If he manages to screw this up... I hope it's on the cover of, like, USA Today and Time and Rolling Stone, with a picture of him looking confused and with a tear... with an egg smeared across his face. To kick him while he was down, sometimes I feel like that's why I was born."
Shelton previously won three times in a row with singers Danielle Bradbery, Cassadee Pope and Jermaine Paul, while the Maroon 5 frontman has claimed victory twice, with Javier Colon and Tessanne Chin. The finale was a star-studded event, featuring performances from the likes of Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson, Ed Sheeran, Jessie J, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Meghan Trainor, Jennifer Hudson, Hozier, and Fall Out Boy, as well as a special set from coaches Shelton, Levine, Gwen Stefani and Pharrell Williams, who teamed up to sing holiday classic "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas."

Have you ever seen a celebrity give an interview and thought to yourself, “We could totally be best friends?” There are so many awesome female celebs that we would love to hang out with. From hilarious comediennes to singing superstars, these are the famous women we think would make great BFFs.
1. Jennifer Lawrence
totallybrian.tumblr.com
The Hunger Games actress always keeps it real, so you don’t have to worry about being awkward around her.
2. Taylor Swift
GIPHY
Taylor is known for giving the most thoughtful gifts, like handmade cross-stitches. Plus she loves to bake, so you can totally tell her your boy problems over some cookies.
3. Beyoncé
GIPHY
When you’re part of Bey’s crew, you can dance in your underwear with her and it might even become a music video.
4. Lorde
GIPHY
She may be a teenager, but you would feel cooler just by being around her.
5. Emma Stone
GIPHY
This funny lady would always keep you laughing and know how to cheer you up when you’re down.
6. &amp; 7. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
thelittlereminders.tumblr.com
We included these real BFFs together because we love to watch them banter. Plus we already know that Amy gives the best advice.
8. Mindy Kaling
gifthetv.tumblr.com
Mindy seems like that friend you could go to for all the best gossip.
9. Emma Watson
GIPHY
She’s smart and levelheaded – Emma would definitely stop you from making bad decisions.
10. Anna Kendrick
GIPHY
If her Twitter account is any indication, the Pitch Perfect star is full of sass.
11. Natalie Dormer
nataliedormur.tumblr.com
She’s a complete badass, and let’s be honest, you want to be one too.
12. Zooey Deschanel
GIPHY
Zooey is a total sweetheart, and think of all the cute clothes you could borrow.
Sadly, we probably won't get the chance to be friends with any of these ladies. Following them on Twitter will have to do.
Follow @hollywood_com
//
Follow @mary_oates
//

When Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth broke off their engagement in September of 2013 rumors flew about who Miley moved on with. Though recent photos seem to have proven that she has a new leading man, we've got a timeline of the men Miley has been linked to.
1. Mike Will Made-it
fuckyeahmileyfashion.tumblr.com
Sources revealed to Us Weekly that Miley had been dating her Bangerz producer, Will Made-it shortly after her split from Liam. Sources claimed that the producer, 25, and singer, 21, made time to see each other despite her being on tour.
Though Miley told Ellen Degeneres that she didn't have time to date right now and was "obsessed with being alone," they were rumored to be kissing and grinding at her album release party just a month after the break up.
2. Benji Madden
x17online.com
The guitarist of Good Charlotte, Benji Madden, and Miley were caught making out and leaving the club together on Halloween of 2013. They were apparently introduced to each other at Adam Lambert's party that night.
Other sources claimed they were only "party pals" and that Miley wasn't "into him like that." Sources seemed to believe that the pair was a one-time-only thing.
3. Kellan Lutz
huffingtonpost.com
This January, Kellan Lutz, 28, and Miley were rumored to have a "quick fling." According to E! News, eyewitnesses saw them making out in Las Vegas and Miami. Other sources said that they were "never serious" and that it was always meant to be a short-time, fun thing.
The Twilight actor did talk to Ryan Seacreast on his KIIS FM radio show saying that he had been friends with Miley for about six years, and they had the same friend group. He clearly still thought well of her, because he called her a "cool, secure woman."
4. Theo Wenner
celebrities.ninemsn.com
The son of Rolling Stone founder, Jann Wenner, was rumored to be dating Miley around November of 2013. Theo, 26, had dated celebrities in the past and was called a "ladies' man" by his classmate, Nick Clifford.
Theo actually photographed Miley topless for the October Rolling Stone cover story. Sources claimed that she was interested in Theo ever since. They claimed she even left a Saturday Night Live party early to hang out with him.
5. Jared Leto
usmagazine.com
In January, Jared Leto, actor and 30 Seconds to Mars front runner, was seen with Miley at the Clive Davis' pre-Grammys bash. From there, sources began to tell US Weekly that the pair was "hooking up" and having sleepovers at his house in Los Angeles.
Sources also stated that the pair had a lot in common: "They like to have a good time, they love to talk about art and music- and they're both comfortable with nudity!" This sparked rumors that the pair were getting closer, but no comment was ever made from either party.
6. Douglas Booth
dailymail.co.uk.com
After a photo was snapped of Miley and her LOL costar, Douglas Booth, in West Hollywood, people automatically decided the actors were dating. Sources claimed they were "laughing and flirting" with each other at Soho House and that they looked "very intimate" with each other.
Douglas quickly shut that down by telling E! News at the Toronto International Film Festival that she was just a friend.
7. Patrick Schwarzengger
eonline.com
We've all seen the photo of the pair kissing on the sidelines of the USC game, but they have been inseparable ever since. According to E! News, there was a dinner date on Friday and another date at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood on Saturday evening. Eyewitnesses say that "they seem so happy together!"

Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Jodie Foster and Julia Roberts have shared their best pieces of advice for their younger selves as part of People magazine's 40th anniversary issue.
Editors asked a host of celebrities to revisit their pasts for the special October (14) edition and reveal what they would have wanted to know in their youths. The stars offered words of encouragement and love.
Jolie insists she wouldn't "change anything", but encourages her younger self to travel more, saying, "I would probably say enjoy the freedom as much as you possibly can before it goes away. Enjoy the walks in the park and the backpacking and travelling and living. Which I did, but I would have liked to have done more before it became a little less easy to do so." The newlywed mum of six adds, "You can never prepare for the future, because it's all those things that build up to who you are. You have to let your younger self be scared of things and attack things head on. Make bold choices and make mistakes, and it's all those things that add up to the person you later become."
Meanwhile, Roberts encourages her younger self to "be happy with your natural curls" and "relish every moment with Dad", and Lopez writes, "Keep your feet on the ground, don't forget who you are, and love yourself - appreciate yourself."
Former beauty queen Halle Berry wishes she had been more relaxed during her youth, saying, "Everything happens for a reason. The highs. The lows. It's all for a higher development. And I would not stress about the down times. That's part of one's evolution", while Foster regrets not stepping behind the camera earlier in her career, stating, "I wish I could have directed more in my 30s."
Transgender Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox has also opened up to her teenage self, urging her to "know you are beautiful" and adding, "You are not crazy for knowing you are a girl. This knowledge about who you are is not a disappointment to anyone, but an acknowledgement of God's plan for you."
Jennifer Aniston, Cate Blanchett, Sharon Stone, Matthew McConaughey, rocker Adam Levine and singer Kelly Clarkson also shared their words of wisdom for the article.
Meanwhile, Taylor Swift admits she wishes she'd have laughed more as a teenager, adding, "You have to laugh when you're humiliated, when you're rejected... At a certain point you have to be able to turn whatever bad experience you have into a funny dinner party joke."

Canadian actor Patrick J. Adams turned wedding officiant on Sunday (10Aug14) to preside over the nuptials of two close friends. The Suits star, who is an ordained minister, reveals he combined his love of photography with his role in the Los Angeles ceremony to capture the special moment in a unique way, using a special Widelux camera, which takes full panoramic shots on film.
He says, "I actually married two friends of mine this weekend and, because I'm a photographer, I'm usually the guy who's running around the outside of weddings, so I begged them to let me start the wedding by taking a picture of the perspective of being the person marrying them."
Adams, who is engaged to Pretty Little Liars actress Troian Bellisario, isn't the first star to preside over a wedding - Sir Ian McKellen, Lady Gaga, Ian Somerhalder, Emma Stone and Jason Segel are just some of the other celebrities who are qualified to marry couples, while Jonah Hill recently helped childhood pal Adam Levine wed his model fiancee Behati Prinsloo.